TANZANIA VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	72,772	9	13,215	+ 59,557
Lung Disease	2	42,117	22	3,051	+ 39,066
Stroke	3	33,371	7	16,894	+ 16,477
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	32,091	6	17,587	+ 14,505
Tuberculosis	5	20,868	4	20,269	+ 599
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	18,787	2	26,028	- 7,241
Diabetes Mellitus	7	12,998	15	6,247	+ 6,751
Liver Disease	8	12,858	13	6,586	+ 6,273
Low Birth Weight	9	11,430	10	12,173	- 743
Falls	10	10,808	34	1,533	+ 9,275
Kidney Disease	11	10,671	19	4,547	+ 6,124
Road Traffic Accidents	12	10,178	5	18,054	- 7,876
Asthma	13	9,386	30	1,700	+ 7,686
Suicide	14	8,299	24	2,474	+ 5,825
Other Injuries	15	7,161	20	4,270	+ 2,891
Oral Cancer	16	6,424	31	1,646	+ 4,778
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	6,061	27	2,048	+ 4,013
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	6,036	50	401	+ 5,635
Hypertension	19	5,173	17	5,209	- 36
Birth Trauma	20	4,922	8	15,086	- 10,163
Lung Cancers	21	4,226	61	159	+ 4,068
Breast Cancer	22	3,965	37	1,285	+ 2,680
Congenital Anomalies	23	3,963	11	9,791	- 5,828
Stomach Cancer	24	3,881	39	1,190	+ 2,690
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	3,704	33	1,567	+ 2,137
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	3,261	46	462	+ 2,799
Violence	27	2,478	18	4,713	- 2,234
Drownings	28	2,335	32	1,642	+ 693
Encephalitis	29	2,302	59	199	+ 2,103
Cervical Cancer	30	2,170	14	6,424	- 4,254
HIV/AIDS	31	2,126	1	27,402	- 25,276
Parkinson's Disease	32	2,078	45	513	+ 1,564
Lymphomas	33	1,923	41	805	+ 1,117
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,862	25	2,247	- 385
Leukemia	35	1,598	47	416	+ 1,182
Meningitis	36	1,596	21	3,188	- 1,592
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,571	62	158	+ 1,413
Prostate Cancer	38	1,481	28	1,819	- 338
Liver Cancer	39	1,454	36	1,413	+ 40
Epilepsy	40	1,451	43	707	+ 744
Maternal Conditions	41	1,241	12	6,835	- 5,594
Fires	42	1,114	35	1,424	- 310
Alcohol	43	1,106	56	270	+ 835
Ovary Cancer	44	1,051	53	337	+ 714
Skin Disease	45	855	52	359	+ 495
Dengue	46	840	73	2	+ 838
Endocrine Disorders	47	731	29	1,778	- 1,047
Bladder Cancer	48	674	44	667	+ 7
Inflammatory/Heart	49	606	38	1,227	- 622
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	571	63	81	+ 490
Measles	51	571	55	295	+ 276
Drug Use	52	562	48	404	+ 158
Appendicitis	53	538	58	218	+ 321
Pertussis	54	483	23	2,774	- 2,291
Malnutrition	55	413	16	5,574	- 5,161
Hepatitis B	56	392	60	168	+ 223
Malaria	57	369	3	21,758	- 21,389
Tetanus	58	340	49	402	- 62
Uterin Cancer	59	327	57	218	+ 109
Skin Cancers	60	242	42	744	- 503
Poisonings	61	169	40	1,170	- 1,000
Other Neoplasms	62	142	64	58	+ 85
Multiple Sclerosis	63	111	68	27	+ 85
Syphilis	64	96	26	2,115	- 2,019
Hepatitis C	65	65	66	40	+ 25
Leishmaniasis	66	47	77	0	+ 47
War	67	43	67	30	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	68	28	54	299	- 271
Chlamydia	69	18	71	9	+ 9
Ascariasis	70	6	65	56	- 50
Otitis Media	71	3	69	17	- 14
Diphtheria	72	3	70	11	- 8
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	51	371	- 371
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.